Economy can win without gambling
October 24, 2002
If the government wants to stimulate the economy, it should outlaw gambling, an expert on legal policy told a national gathering of antigambling activists. “Gambling
House reaffirms ‘God’ in pledge, motto
October 24, 2002
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House passed a bill Oct. 8 reaffirming support for the phrase “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. The measure
Methodists to launch talks with Muslims
October 24, 2002
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The United Methodist Church, the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination, will begin its first official theological talks with Muslim groups next year.
Black missionaries represent small but growing missions movement
October 24, 2002
Those looking 20 years ago for missions-sending organizations or ministries “dedicated to recruiting blacks to the mission field wouldn’t have been able to come up
Presbyterians reform handling of abuse
October 24, 2002
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The nation’s largest Presbyterian church will consider a host of reforms on how it handles sexual abuse cases after a damning report
Russian Baptist seminary opens
October 17, 2002
More than one million people celebrated City Day during the first September weekend in Moscow, Russia, as Muscovites marked the city’s 855th birthday. Garlanded with
Alabama artist’s mosaic of Bush questioned
October 17, 2002
An Alabama Catholic artist who pieced together 1,500 classical images of Jesus Christ to form a mosaic portrait of President Bush is defending the artwork
Candler School of Theology gets national grant
October 17, 2002
ATLANTA — Emory University’s Candler School of Theology will use a $10 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to launch a doctoral program in practical
